Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A method of a unified data management, the method comprising: receiving a message comprising external parameters from an application function; classifying a first portion of the external parameters as a first set of parameters associated with an access and mobility management function; classifying a second portion of the external parameters as a second set of parameters associated with a session management function; and associating the second set of parameters with a data network name, a single network slice selection assistance information, or a combination thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the message comprises receiving one or more messages, and each of the one or more messages contains a validity time for parameters included therein.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the first set of parameters to the access and mobility management function, wherein the access and mobility management function determines how to configure the remote unit, a base station, or a combination thereof, based on the first set of parameters.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting the second set of parameters to the session management function, wherein: the session management function configures one or more network functions or radio entities using the second set of parameters or parameters derived from the second set of parameters; and the one or more network functions are configured with information specific to a protocol data unit session, a traffic flow, or a combination thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters comprise information indicating a preference for either a control plane transmission or a user plane transmission.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters comprise information indicating an internet protocol address, a port number, or a combination thereof corresponding to a service server, an application server, or a combination thereof.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters comprise information indicating an identifier corresponding to a service server, an application server, an application, or some combination thereof.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unified data management receives the parameters from the application function via a network exposure function.
9. An apparatus comprising a unified data management, the apparatus further comprising: a receiver that receives a message comprising external parameters from an application function; and a processor that: classifies a first portion of the external parameters as a first set of parameters associated with an access and mobility management function; classifies a second portion of the external parameters as a second set of parameters associated with a session management function; and associates the second set of parameters with a data network name, a single network slice selection assistance information, or a combination thereof.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the receiver receiving the message comprises the receiver receiving one or more messages, and each of the one or more messages contains a validity time for parameters included therein.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a transmitter that transmits the first set of parameters to an access and mobility management function, wherein the access and mobility management function determines how to configure the remote unit, a base station, or a combination thereof, based on the first set of parameters.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a transmitter, wherein: the transmitter transmits the second set of parameters to a session management function, and wherein: the session management function configures one or more network functions or radio entities using the second set of parameters; and the one or more network functions are configured with information specific to a protocol data unit session, a traffic flow, or a combination thereof.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the parameters comprise information indicating a preference for either a control plane transmission or a user plane transmission.
14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the parameters comprise information indicating an internet protocol address, a port number, or a combination thereof corresponding to a service server, an application server, or a combination thereof.
15. A method comprising: receiving a message comprising a third set of parameters, wherein the third set of parameters comprise at least one parameter indicating when traffic is expected to be sent, at least one parameter indicating when traffic is expected to be received, or a combination thereof; determining a fourth set of parameters comprising a first portion of the third set of parameters, wherein each parameter of the fourth set of parameters corresponds to remote unit session behavior; and determining a fifth set of parameters comprising a second portion of the third set of parameters, wherein each parameter of the fifth set of parameters corresponds to a service behavior.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising: determining configuration information for a user plane function based on the fifth set of parameters; and transmitting the configuration information to the user plane function.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising determining configuration information for a base station based on the fifth set of parameters.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the third set of parameters comprises a first set of parameters corresponding to a remote unit behavior.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the third set of parameters comprises a second set of parameters corresponding to a service behavior.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the third set of parameters comprises: a first set of parameters corresponding to a remote unit behavior; and a second set of parameters corresponding to a service behavior.
21. An apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives a message comprising a third set of parameters, wherein the third set of parameters comprise at least one parameter indicating when traffic is expected to be sent, at least one parameter indicating when traffic is expected to be received, or a combination thereof; and a processor that: determines a fourth set of parameters comprising a first portion of the third set of parameters, wherein each parameter of the fourth set of parameters corresponds to remote unit session behavior; and determines a fifth set of parameters comprising a second portion of the third set of parameters, wherein each parameter of the fifth set of parameters corresponds to a service behavior.
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April 12, 2022
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